The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The veteran has multiple service-connected conditions, but his overall disability rating is only 90%, which does not meet the criteria for TDIU as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- status-post arthroscopy right knee with ligamentous instability, pustular psoriasis, status-post meniscus surgery, left knee, chronic lumbosacral strain, degenerative arthritis, left knee with limitation of motion, degenerative arthritis, right knee with limitation of motion, degenerative arthritis, right hip with limitation of motion, degenerative arthritis, left hip with limitation of motion, residuals of septorhinoplasty, residuals of right ring finger fracture, psoriatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0321153
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for specially-adapted housing assistance and a special home adaptation grant was denied because he does not meet the criteria for either benefit based on his service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's sleep apnea, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis have been granted effective as of September 9, 2021. The effective date for the grant of service connection is based on the PACT Act.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hallux valgus and bilateral pes planus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service. Service connection was denied for left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis.
- Granted
The Board has granted the restoration of entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA), effective May 1, 2020. The decision was made due to procedural errors in the previous termination decisions.
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